San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
May 31, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1978 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 0, Houston Astros 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 4 0 4 0
Whitfield lf 2 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Ivie 1b 4 0 1 0
Herndon cf 4 0 1 0
Harris ss 4 0 0 0
Hill c 3 0 1 0
Blue p 3 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 7 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 0 0 0
Sexton ss 3 1 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 3 0
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 0 0 1
Howe 2b 3 0 2 0
Cruz rf 3 0 0 0
Baldwin c 3 0 0 0
Lemongello p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
San Francisco 000 000 000070
Houston 000 000 001150
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (6-3) 8.1 5 1 1 1 4
  Moffitt   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.2
5
1
1
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  W (5-5) 9.0 7 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
1
1

  E–None.  2B–San Francisco Madlock (6,off Lemongello); Hill (5,off Lemongello).  SH–Whitfield 2 (8,off Lemongello 2).  SF–Alou (1,off Moffitt).  IBB–Watson (5,by Moffitt).  SB–Ivie (2,2nd base off Lemongello/Baldwin).  CS–Cabell (5,2nd base by Blue/Hill).  WP–Lemongello (3).  IBB–Moffitt (3,Watson).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–1:54.  A–11,400.
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